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　View from the throne room.

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　We had the upper hand in the first hole. Hanzo, a Kobold ninja, was putting up a good fight. When Kotaro Fuuma no Kotaro arrived, he overwhelmed us.

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　He slashed ants like the wind and twisted their legs like a demon. He showed the dignity of a ninja of the Warring States period.

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　If time goes on like this, he will destroy the ants and fill the hole.

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　Next was the northern region, which was being pushed back. Blaudenborough, the werewolf, was the bravest of the werewolves, but the ants had also deployed an elite force.

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　Many winged ants can be seen. If things continue as they are, the front will collapse. Thinking this, I send them reinforcements.

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　Robin's western sector is in a stalemate, but is still being pushed back. He leads archers. Since archers are good at medium-range, they were at a disadvantage in a situation where they were in the pocket.

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　Furthermore, they had just been organized and were not used to fighting. However, the commander, Robin, was a true hero, working like a god even in adverse situations.

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　He connects two arrows at the same time and shoots them both at the same time, hitting both at the same time.

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　When ants challenge him to a close combat, he thrusts his arrows at them and stabs them with his shortsword. He handles the ants as if he were a bullfighter.

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　Jeanne, on the other hand, was slightly ahead in the east. The sword flashes from her holy sword Nouvelle Joieuse cut through the ants one after another.

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　In the first place, she was a hero who excelled most with a large number. In that sense, she is a good match for ants who rely on numbers.

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　So far, we have the advantage, but what about the southern front?

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　Let's check it by means of a magical image.

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　The Southern Front, which Hijikata Toshizo was in charge of, was an evenly matched battle. Toshizo's unit was a mixed force of demons, monsters, humans, and subhumans. Many of them were powerful soldiers and elite.

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　Therefore, they were able to fight against the enemy soldiers without any particular command from Toshizo.

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　However, Toshizo was not slacking off on his command for no reason.

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　On the southern front where Toshizo was, there was a strong enemy.

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　This powerful enemy led a group of human soldiers. They were all samurai armed with Japanese swords.

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　The leader of the group was an old man with a fox mask.

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　God led them to the same battlefield as if he had brought them together.

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　Toshizo, who did not believe in fatalism, grimaced at this.

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I have never believed in God, but when this battle is over, I will build a shrine in my room.

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I will build a shrine.

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　Both men exchanged light banter, and then unleashed their special blows.

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　A loud noise is heard and they begin to spit at each other.

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"That's great, old man! You managed to block my blow!"

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"Pull him out. I won't be beaten by a young man!"

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　The two swordsmen try to shatter each other's blades, but they are too strong for each other.

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　A long scuffle ensues.

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　Seeing an opening, the hive worker, a legion ant, and a mercenary under Toshizo come at them and slash each other's men at the same time.

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This is no time for you three!

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Don't spoil the game!"

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　The two men splashed blood, and from then on, nothing could stand in their way.

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　The battle between the two men continued as if it were a myth.

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　They continued to exchange several dozen blows, but not a single blow could be missed.

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　I wanted to watch the battle forever, but that was not an option. It was my job to simultaneously assess the various fronts and send troops to the areas where they were thin on the ground.

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　However, when I sent troops to the north, more ants would reinforce from the underground.

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　When I sent troops to the west, more ants came from the west. This situation went on and on and on.

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　It seems that there is a man underground doing the same kind of work.

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"Brilliant and seamless. It's like a textbook of military tactics.

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　He is full of admiration for the enemy general. I can imagine an old man watching the battle with the same bitter look on his face as I do.

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"The troops are almost evenly matched. Then all that remains is the number and quality of the troops.

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　So far, they seem to be evenly matched. The back and forth continues. However, they are slightly, but only slightly, ahead of us because Hannibal is in command.

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　If we continue like this, we will lose. I honestly thought so, but I did not despise or lament.

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　We were losing, but we had not lost yet. If we could not defeat them with our military leadership, we could win with our intrigues.

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　I, the pragmatic Demon Lord, devised many schemes to defeat Hannibal Barca.

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　--65,536 of them. In an instant, I had thought up that many patterns, and then I chose the most effective one and decided to execute it.

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　Sitting cross-legged in the basement, Hannibal Barca checks the situation on the ground. He is feared to be the most powerful general in the other world.

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　He watches the magical images and sends reinforcements with precision.

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　The army of ants is strong but limited. He wanted to lead them so that not a single soldier would be wasted.

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　And even after this battle was over, Hannibal still had to fight.

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　For now he pretended to follow the ant queen, Ariosh, but it was time for him to be replaced.

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　Alicia, the daughter of Queen Ariosh, was to be his queen. To do so, I would make use of the soldiers directly under my command and have the soldiers under the queen's control become her pawns.

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　I know it sounds like a bad idea, but it was all for the Lord's sake.

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　The Lord speaks to me.

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　Alicia, in the form of a human being, a young girl in the crystalline form of innocence, says to me: "General Hannibal!

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General Hannibal, how is the war going?

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　Hannibal is surprised to see her.

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"Princess, why are you here?"

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"Your mother's orders. My other sisters are on the front lines in various places.

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Queen Arioch has given such an order.

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"If you're my daughter, go to the front!　She wants you to share the ants.

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A daughter only when it suits you?

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　Ariosh has 77 daughters, but they are little more than ants with feathers. An ant queen does not have the affection of a human.

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I am the youngest daughter. I am the youngest daughter and I have to work for my mother.

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"Alicia, I have told you again and again, there is no need to feel this way. Your Majesty will one day repent for your deeds.

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No, you can't do that. Mother's orders are absolute.

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　There was no lie in Alicia's eyes as she said this. This girl loved the ruthless Ariosh. She thought of him as her mother. She thought of him as one of her 77 daughters.

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　Her filial piety, probably due to her innate kindness, was considered a virtue, but in this world, or rather in a swarm of ants, it seemed an unnecessary emotion.

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　But Hannibal does not speak of it, only telling her that he cannot put her on the front line.

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　Alethea complies, but at that moment, a report comes from one of his men.

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"Hannibal, the Demon Lord Ashtaroth's main camp is on the move.

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"The main camp?　He has left the castle?

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Yes, he's bringing a large force to the northern front where he's being pushed back.

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"I see, so they are going to take out the northern front in one fell swoop and destroy them all individually.

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　It was a very good plan, but it was also a double-edged blade. The more men he allocated from the main line, the less he could hold the castle.

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　And Hannibal was watching for that moment.

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"All right, now is the time to take the castle. I will send my best men."

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"You want to destroy the core of the castle of Ashtaroth?

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　Alicia comes to visit.

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"That's right."

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　Hannibal smiles sardonically and does it.

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